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LB Pittsburgh Steelers
Richard Siegler[/align]
http://www.aolsportsblog.com/2007/05/10/steelers-cut-linebacker-after-hes-charged-with-being-a-****/
When the Steelers released Richard Seigler on Thursday, it seemed to be just one of those procedural moves--a case where a player was caught in a number's game. And Seigler was enough of a scrub that you would expect people to barely notice he's gone.
Or that's what the Steelers hoped would happen. A Las Vegas television station is reporting that the Steelers actually cut Seigler once they found out that the Las Vegas Police Department had a warrant out to arrest him on multiple felony charges stemming from his work[activities] as a ****. The TV station reported that he was arrested on Thursday in Pittsburgh, just hours after being released.
The Las Vegas police charged Seigler with pandering and living off the earnings of a **********. Los Vegas Channel 8 TV reports that Seigler could face up to 10 years in prison. A vice officer with the police department told the TV station that they were tipped off to Seigler during an investigation into underage prostitutes.A former 49ers fourth-round draft pick out of Oregon State in 2004, Seigler was on the Steelers practice squad for most of last season after a strong training camp. and joined the active roster in time for the team's final two games. He was not expected to make the 2007 squad, but now, that may be the least of his worries.
http://www.klas-tv.com/Global/story.asp?S=6498774
Seigler, wearing number 51 in the file photo from the Las Vegas Bowl a few years ago, became a suspect as Metro vice officers probed a juvenile prostitution case. They found out that Seigler allegedly tried to entice a girl to work as one of his hookers, and then learned that he has other women working for him as escorts in Las Vegas.
Metro Vice Sgt. Gil Shannon told the I-Team Thursday afternoon, "It started in December of 2006. We were conducting a juvenile pandering investigation. Various sources led us to identify the suspect as Richard Seigler. He was trying to get women to work for him. Our initial subject had mentioned prostitution. Through related investigations we found more women here in Las Vegas working as prostitutes."
The warrant for his arrest was signed late last week and other law enforcement agencies have been looking for Seigler, who apparently knew he was the subject of an investigation.
Thursday morning, the Steelers told him he had been cut form the team and also that U.S. Marshals were looking for him. Exactly how the team was tipped off is something Metro would like to know. Law enforcement sources told the I-Team that a Pittsburgh police lieutenant is also the chief of security for the team.
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Talk about "cut and run" !!